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The Return of the Thin Body Ideal & its Negative Impact on BIPOC Women

Virginia IsaadNovember 30, 2022

by Virginia IsaadNovember 30, 2022090405

Krista Linares is a registered dietitian nutritionist and founder of Nutrition Con Sabor. We’ve seen it coming for a while now: with the resurgence of 90s and early 2000s fashion trends, the beauty standards of this era are back, too. While millennials...

News and Entertainment

Latina TV Chef Claps Back After Body Shaming Comments

Virginia IsaadMarch 17, 2021March 17, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 17, 2021March 17, 2021056142

Alejandra Ramos is a food writer and TV chef who created the award-winning lifestyle blog “Always Order Dessert” and after a segment on the Today show she received negative comments not for her food but her body and attire. She...

Lifestyle

5 WOC Who Have Opened Up About Their Struggles with Eating Disorders

Pamela AvilaFebruary 26, 2021

by Pamela AvilaFebruary 26, 202106648

About 29 million Americans experience a clinically significant eating disorder during their lifetime, reports The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. But of that significant number of people, only one-third who struggle with eating disorders will ever receive treatment. The numbers...

Culture

Dascha Polanco Talks Overcoming Her Issues with Body Positivity

Virginia IsaadAugust 19, 2019July 31, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 19, 2019July 31, 202003963

Dominican-born actress Dascha Polanco is known for flaunting her curves and spreading body positivity through her social media channels, but she recently opened up about how her confidence didn’t come easy. “All this time that I felt that I was...

Lifestyle

This National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Is All About Body Positivity

HipLatinaMarch 2, 2019August 11, 2020

by HipLatinaMarch 2, 2019August 11, 202001655

In an era where the Kardashian body — you know, the surgically altered and dramatically hourglass figure — is celebrated, the admiration for the natural, the different, the “flaws,” has been forgotten. The fame and limelight that often follows these...

Lifestyle

I’m A Body Positive Activist Who Gained Weight and Was Shamed For It

HipLatinaJanuary 23, 2019September 21, 2020

by HipLatinaJanuary 23, 2019September 21, 202004459

I wasn’t supposed to be a body positive advocate. When I started my plus-size style blog, it was meant to share my outfits and inspire other plus-size women to live fashionable fat lives. I wanted to journal my style evolution...

Lifestyle

Why the #10YearChallenge Causes More Harm Than Good to Women

HipLatinaJanuary 16, 2019August 17, 2020

by HipLatinaJanuary 16, 2019August 17, 202001442

Whether or not you’ve participated in the viral “How Hard Did Aging Hit You?” also known as the #10yearchallenge on social media, chances are you’ve seen friends share photos of themselves depicting how much they’ve changed in a decade. I...

Lifestyle

7 Latinas Get Real About Body Image and Their Insecurities

Johanna FerreiraJanuary 6, 2019August 19, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJanuary 6, 2019August 19, 20202 31962

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUC-4CDBRlX/ We might have come a long way when it comes to body positivity and self-love, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a ton of women out feeling somewhat dissatisfied with their bodies. We might have had plus-size model Ashley...

Lifestyle

How I Refuse To Allow Being An Influencer To Affect My Body Image

cindyAugust 4, 2018August 24, 2020

by cindyAugust 4, 2018August 24, 202001477

There’s no question that social media can have a harmful effect on your body image. Countless studies have focused on how social media affects young women in particular. The University of South Wales and Macquarie University surveyed 276 Australian and...

Lifestyle

A Love Letter to My Cellulite

Johanna FerreiraJuly 14, 2018September 22, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 14, 2018September 22, 202012891

I have to admit, I’ve never been a big fan of Kim Kardashian West. Something about her over-exposed life and her decision to cover every inch of flaws with heavy makeup, plastic surgery, and photo-editing just didn’t feel genuine to...

Lifestyle

Camila Mendes Is So Over The Outdated Ways We Perceive Women’s Bodies

Johanna FerreiraJuly 9, 2018September 22, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 9, 2018September 22, 202002500

We might have made a lot of strides when it comes to body image but we still have a very long way to go and I especially feel that way after reading Camila Mendes’ recent cover story in Nylon’s July...

Culture

Eiza González Slammed For Cellulite and Body Shaming Women’s Bodies Has Got To Stop

Johanna FerreiraJuly 5, 2018September 21, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 5, 2018September 21, 202014639

Here’s the thing women get wrong about cellulite—the majority of us have it. In fact, close to 90 percent of women have cellulite. That’s how common it is. But despite those high numbers, people still seem to get a kick...